Tuberculosis and pregnancy
Date
2003-01
Authors
Mwaba, P.
Kasolo, F.
Chintu, C.
Kasonka, L.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Medical Journal of Zambia.
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a disease of antiquities and it has been there since medieval times though according to literature, It is no older than the first conception of Adam's wife. Despite the extensive studies on tuberculosis and it being declared a global emergency, very little literature from the developing world is available on the interaction of this disease and pregnancy. There is a serious lack of information form those countries that bear the greatest burden of the disease particularly southern Africa where the duo epidemic of tuberculoses and HiV threaten the post independence gains in education, health, economic and other sectors of the economy, The scanty information on the impact of tuberculosis- a disease with effective chemotherapy- on pregnancy raises serious ethical and moral issues, which this paper will attempt to address.
Description
Tuberculosis and pregnancy
Keywords
Tuberculosis--zambia , Pregnancy--Zambia
Citation
Mwaba, P., Kasonka, L., Kasolo, F. and Chintu, C. (2003). Tuberculosis and pregnancy. Medical Journal of Zambia. Vol. 3 (4)